"Folks, I got to be honest with you, I had a really awkward day today," Leno says at the top of the show, "I had to call
David Letterman and tell him he didn't get 'The Tonight Show' again. Awful! Terrible!" The joke is very similar to one Dave
used on his own show Wednesday, when he said his mom called him to let him know he didn't get the job.

Though Leno was complimentary of Fallon, he continued to take shots at NBC's ratings woes, joking, "He is a hell of a guy! He's going to do a great job. I just have one request for Jimmy: We've all fought, kicked and scratched to get this network up to fifth place. Now we have to keep it there! Jimmy, don't let it slip into sixth! We are counting on you." The host also says he has his next job lined up, as basketball coach at Rutgers after
Mike Rice was fired.